Today In History

September 26, 1987 — For one Luray business, a computer investment made a year ago marked a sign of signs to come. Ed Showalter and Sons Signs and Silkscreening invested in a Gerber Scientific Products […]

September 25, 1887 — A serious difficulty occurred at Marksville, this county, last Monday evening, between Brad Cliff and Roy Alger. The Courier gathers the following particulars of the unfortunate affair from a gentleman from […]

September 24, 1990 — The Page County Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance request Monday for Rockingham Poultry’s Alma plant. The variance will allow a 36-by-235- foot addition to the plant. According to Tom […]

September 23, 1889 — Two freight trains on the Shenandoah Valley Railroad came in collision at Buena Vista station, last Thursday, making a bad wreck of two engines and a number of cars, killing instantly […]

September 22, 1986 — Page County Extension Agent Arlis Frymyer noted that 3,500-4,000 bales of hay were shipped as a goodwill gesture from New York farmers through the Virginia Drought Emergency Program. Some 40 county […]

September 21, 1890 — Mr. Thos. Spitler’s barn, situate on the Hawksbill about six miles south of Luray, including contents, was completely destroyed by fire last Sunday morning about 1 o’clock. The barn was a […]